EntryCommon
  1. Noun

    brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment

    のるかそるかの瀬戸際まできた。
    The situation has come to the point where we either sink or swim.
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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

rapids, current, torrent, shallows, shoal

Kun
On
ライ
Strokes
19
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1152 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 41

Built from

Used in names as

いわたがせしげせいせっ

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-3-16SKIP code
3a16.3The Kanji Dictionary
3118.6Four corner code
361deroo
702cUnicode hex code
1-32-05JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2735Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3384New Nelson (John Haig)
806New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
995Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
545Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
717Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1666Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1795Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
947A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2794Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1037Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
18672PMorohashi
1469A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1513Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1614Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1509Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1914Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1845Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1259Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1682Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
lai4Pinyin reading
roeKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
41WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)

Kun
On
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N2
Frequency
575 of 2500
Radical
door
WaniKani
Level 3

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-1-3SKIP code
4m0.1The Kanji Dictionary
3027.7, 3020.7Four corner code
3060deroo
6238Unicode hex code
1-24-45JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1817Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2048New Nelson (John Haig)
1930New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2429Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1227Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1691Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1076Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1157Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
342A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
59Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
126Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11696XMorohashi
108A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
152Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
152Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
69sakade
551Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
120henshall3
90Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
534Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
841Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1085Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
hu4Pinyin reading
hoKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

occasion, side, edge, verge, dangerous, adventurous, indecent, time, when

Kun
きわ-ぎわ
On
サイ
Strokes
14
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
183 of 2500
Radical
mound
WaniKani
Level 21

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-3-11, 1-2-11SKIP code
2d11.1The Kanji Dictionary
7729.1Four corner code
3641deroo
969bUnicode hex code
1-26-61JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5018Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6478New Nelson (John Haig)
714New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
874Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
503Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
646Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1296Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1392Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
300A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2073Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
424Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
41820Morohashi
683A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
618Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
628Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
612sakade
992Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
710henshall3
789Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
189crowley
474Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
750Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1305Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ji4Pinyin reading
jeKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
21WaniKani level